Akina Kitazawa

Akina is the Associate Choreographer for a new musical Bull Durham which is choreographed by Josh Bergasse (it will come to Paper Mill Playhouse in 2025-2026 season). As a performer, her credits include the Tony Award Winning Broadway production of NEW YORK, NEW YORK, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, for which she was also the Dance Captain. Akina was a featured soloist on the 2023 Tony Awards television broadcast.

Her other associate choreographer/performance credits include:

New York: Christmas Spectacular (Radio City Music Hall), Candide (Carnegie Hall), Over Here! (Dance Captain/Associate Choreographer, Triad Theatre)

National Tour: The King and I (Eliza)

Regional Theatre: When Elvis Met The Beatles (Associate Choreographer), Grease (Associate Choreographer), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Eliza), West Side Story, An American in Paris, On The Town, Swing! (West Coast Swing Couple), 42nd Street, Hello Dolly!, Carousel, Kiss Me, Kate, Something Rotten, Carnival! (Dance Captain)

Other: 2019 Swingin’ in the Season with the U.S. Air Force Band (DAR Constitution Hall, Washington D.C.)

Akina is originally from Tokyo, Japan. She started her career as a performer when she moved to NYC in 2016. She has worked on Broadway, off Broadway, at Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall, National Tour and multiple regional theaters with Tony award-winning directors and choreographers.

Instagram: @akinakitazawa